Our challenges 1.9 million species ≠ 1.9 million names Millions of content objects, some with invalid names Disagreement among taxonomists Propagation of errors Lack of completeness Need a consensus browsing hierarchy Need quality Need scalability – we have ONE taxonomist on staff
1.3 million pages
What if we get content that is not in Catalogue of Life? 575,000!
Alternate browsing classifications
Alternate browsing classifications
Updating EOL Can add and set preferred vernacular names Find source of problems (e.g. Flickr), urge them to fix Report to COLP and ITIS Add comments on offending object, or explanatory text
object on EOL page LifeDesks – export classification and offer to COL
Future directions
Import LifeDesk hierarchies into EOL Make non-COL names easier to navigate
to while browsing Hope that COL gets more dynamic, and GNA/GNITE Other ideas . . .
Global Names – Interface for Taxonomic Editing
All names
GNI
Local classifications
RGs
GNA - CLRRepository mirror
IPT
GNUB
Repository
CheckListBank
Nomenclatural(& taxonomic)
needs
All usages
POSTBOX
Parsing
Lexical
Homotypicreconciliation
Heterotypicreconciliation
Names management
Hierarchymerge
RG management
vernaculars management
User registry
Surrogates
reference management
AnnotationNames /
relationships
External sources
INTERFACE
Homonyms / Chresonyms
Web and stand-alone• Overall flow – from an external source, converted to DWCA and dropped into
the classification repository, from which information is drawn into an instantiation of GFNIRE and worked on
• Result returned to CLR, available to EOL or 3rd parties for re-use
The toolkit will extend LifeDesks / ScratchPads taxonomic editor
Schedule
GNITE v 1 expected July, but seeking beta testers
We will create a composite classification from parts we have assembled in GNA CLR, and this will provide raw materials for others to work with
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